Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron (5e)

Eberron was born in 2002 when Wizards of the Coast launched a worldwide search for a new campaign setting.

Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron brings the eponymous campaign setting to the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons. This 175 page book gives you everything you need to create an Eberron story or character, exploring the core themes of the setting and the rules to implement them in fifth edition. It includes an overview of Khorvaire and the fantastic city of Sharn, along with a host of background ideas and story hooks.

Playtest material includes the unique races of Eberron, the mystical dragonmarks (including greater dragonmarks and aberrant dragonmarks), and new magic items; this is a living document, and this content will evolve and be updated in response to feedback.

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I downloaded the Artificer update for 02/28. Why is it that the concept of item creation is an anathema in 5e? I am unimpressed.

March 01, 2019 6:00 am UTC

Was that in the actual book or just the Unearthed Arcana from the website? I don't have this yet myself (waiting for print) but am looking forward to playing an Artificer in the Eberron playtest AL.

Shannon LMarch 01, 2019 9:52 pm UTC

The reason would be that Wizards is putting so little effort into any of their books, that every single one of them feels half finished. I've read through the DMG, the PHB, the Monster Manual, and most of the adventures. Every one of them feels half done, relative to the level of information and quality of content that Wizards has put out in previous books.

Which makes sense, when you think about it. The point of DnD for 3.5 and 4th edition, at least, was to sell you the books, for fun and entertainment. The point of 5th edition is to sell you the miniatures. The books are nothing more than an advertisement/excuse for buying the miniatures they now sell.

EDIT: It is why I will always prefer Pathfinder over Dungeons and Dragons. Paizo cares about their world. They recognise the importance of deep world building, as well as providing both GM and players with many options. And both Pathfinder 1e and Pathfinder 2e are FAR more robust systems, instead of simply being arbitrary advantage/disadvantage...See more applied on top of flat DCs.

For no better example, look at the environments section of the DMG. Your typical Barbarian could spend 12 hours swimming in the arctic waters, naked, and never have to worry about losing a toe to frostbite, let alone dying.

Stephanie CMarch 02, 2019 5:29 pm UTC

You know, everyone also accused them of trying to sell miniatures with 4e, and 3.0. WotC gets accused of all manner of money-grubbing no matter what they do, actually. As far as Paizo, their only selling point is their adventure paths. They're so bad at actually making a game they had to steal one...from WotC. So curb your Paizo worship a bit and dial back the wotc hate, yeah?

And even if they're just trying to sell product...so what? What's wrong with a company trying to make some money.

David ZMarch 10, 2019 2:02 pm UTC

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Plus, the idea that 5e is meant to sell minis when WOTC doesn't actually sell minis (they're all made by licensees) and the edition specifically puts the rules for using minis in a sidebar proves that Shannon L has no idea what they're talking about and is little more than a shill.

David ZMarch 10, 2019 2:36 pm UTC

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As for the original post, 5e does away with the assumption so prevalent in 3.x and 4e that magic items will be common and expected for PCs to scale with the difficulty of the level. That's a good thing, as magic items should be rare treasures, not expected power-ups. It does make the Eberron setting and it's signature Artificer class more difficult to implement, since they were partly built with the assumptions of 3.x in mind, but I think WOTC and Keith Baker have found a nice balance that allows for the setting to exist without undermining the wonderous rarity of magic items in the edition as a whole.

William TMarch 13, 2019 5:55 pm UTC

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100%. The artificer was in 3.5 basically a way to explore the robust item creation rules in the DMG from a player's perspective. the rules included the ability to target an approximate cost based on spell used, ability given, charges per day/lifetime, etc. What we have in 5e is a list of items with suggested cost, but no view into the design on the back end, meaning a class meant for designing more is fighting an uphill battle.

Umberto BMarch 19, 2019 10:45 pm UTC

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lol

March 01, 2019 12:48 am UTC

With Artificer added to UA, how long will it take before it is added to this, and therefore Eberron AL?

Matthew MFebruary 21, 2019 4:29 pm UTC

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So, is there still going to be an Artificer class added to this or are we just left with the UA version indefinitely?

Michael HFebruary 13, 2019 9:00 pm UTC

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Has anyone annotated the changes in this latest update?

Matthew DMarch 01, 2019 8:42 pm UTC

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I think it was a some slight adjustment to the magic items.

Ryan FFebruary 06, 2019 2:27 pm UTC

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Curious when the next update will be published. I'm holding off on printing a paper copy for reference until the next version is available.

Justin CFebruary 12, 2019 12:37 am UTC

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It updated 2 days after you commented.
But I can't find what they updated.

Julius WFebruary 01, 2019 5:24 pm UTC

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Concerning lifts. There is very little that I can find published. Mostly, it is from the Sharn Guide (p. 36, 170). I have seen illustrations of the lifts rising up from Cliffside Docks (p. 51, 65). Are there any other illustrations for reference? Is it purely magical or a combination of mechanical and magical? Are the lines of glowing energy just that or is there a filament used to conduct the energy? I was thinking the later, as the personnel lifts would need to stop at various levels to allow people off instead of having people make jump to get off. I am trying to work out the details for when a lift fails. I was thinking that the lifts for people would tend to be round and the cargo lifts rectangular. Not really a functional difference, just aesthetics.

And the soarsled's price? Is it still roughly 38,000 gold?

Jason OJanuary 28, 2019 6:58 am UTC

As a "living document," how frequently is this updated? How often should I check back?

February 01, 2019 11:40 pm UTC

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The last one was October.

Justin CFebruary 12, 2019 12:39 am UTC

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Updated on the 8th of February

Brian RJanuary 09, 2019 2:41 pm UTC

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will this ever be in print?

Ross DFebruary 17, 2019 6:54 am UTC

I would guess they'll release it once they have the artificer all figured out.

Andy HDecember 31, 2018 7:16 pm UTC

Is there any chance someone has done a conversion for Waterdeep: Dragon Heist into Sharn and Eberron? If not, can someone creative reading this get on that? I'm trying to do it myself, but I'm a barbarian with Int 8.

Jacob PDecember 23, 2018 7:54 pm UTC

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Loving this guide. Found a typo in the Dragonborn description on page 83. Used "their" instead of "there".

kevin TDecember 14, 2018 10:46 pm UTC

when will this get a new update, like an artificer class.

Michael HDecember 22, 2018 8:05 pm UTC

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It’s been 2 months.

Frank BNovember 30, 2018 7:01 am UTC

Can anyone explain to me why all the Sea Sorcerer spells have to do with earth and none of them to do with water? It seems backwards to me.

Marcello VNovember 16, 2018 5:32 pm UTC

I'd like to know if a print on demand copy is anywhere in the near future? I really would like a printed and binded version of this book. Willi it continue to be an evolving reference? If so, how long do you think it will?

Gab ANovember 10, 2018 2:21 pm UTC

Hello, can anyone tell me what was added/revised to the new update (V2)? Thank you!

Sean BOctober 26, 2018 9:46 pm UTC

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Any idea when we will see Artificer! Im really Amped for the Class to be published fully!

Michael HNovember 13, 2018 4:11 am UTC

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July 2019

Justin CNovember 17, 2018 10:56 pm UTC

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WHAT?!?!?!
WHY SO LONG?!

Sean BNovember 18, 2018 10:37 pm UTC

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Thank you for the information!! Looking forward to the Class!!

Joshua GDecember 05, 2018 2:55 am UTC

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Source for info?

Bobby DDecember 14, 2018 2:51 am UTC

Here, use this

https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LAEn6ZdC6lYUKhQ67Qk

Mike DOctober 22, 2018 11:48 pm UTC

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Mark of Passage "Shared Passage" description needs to be changed from teleport to Misty Step. Unless mishaps are intended!

JayJay TFebruary 03, 2019 2:51 pm UTC

It's not a spell and teleport would in that case be the right formulation

Love the book (pdf) and it is well done to bring most of what we love about Eberron to 5e such as Dragonmarked, Changellings, and all. My only coplaint is that it is light on desciptions for everything but Sharn. I'm hoping that they'll buff it up for [...]

I have played every edition of D&D ever published, I love to see the older edition information updated to fit the new model. It is especially enjoyable when so much of the flavor carries through and only the mechanics are altered. Eberron has alway [...]

Purchased on a whim due to love of the setting idea and extremely glad that I did - amazing information on the lore and history of the setting, beautifully crafted ideas on how to get started running a game, and the extended list of available races and [...]

A lot of useful stuff here; 176 pages is pretty hefty, and even the fluffy sections - like the brief descriptions of different nations - have some suggestions on how to tailor the game mechanics to fit the world. The new races seem a bit cumbersome - [...]

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